Types of Communication Worksheet
Communication tip (Ask how the message travels): Verbal (spoken): talking on the phone, answering aloud in class, telling a story aloud, a speech in assembly. Non-verbal: a smile, a thumbs-up, nodding your head, a frown, crossing your arms, a shrug. Written: a letter, a text message, a note in the diary, an email, a notice on the board. Visual: a map, a bar chart, a traffic light, a diagram of a plant, a no-entry symbol, a picture timetable.
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- 1.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a thumbs-up (c) talking on the phone (d) answering aloud in class
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a text message (c) answering aloud in class (d) telling a story aloud
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a bar chart (c) crossing your arms (d) answering aloud in class
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 7.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 8.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) verbal
- 9.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) go
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a note in the diary (c) a letter to Nani (d) a birthday card message
- 11.True or false: “a birthday card message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) crossing your arms (c) an email (d) a thumbs-up
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 14.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it looks longer (c) it hides the data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 18.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) visual
- 19.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “a birthday card message” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a smile (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a text message (d) chatting with a friend
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) asking the way aloud (c) an email (d) a traffic light
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a frown (c) an email (d) telling a story aloud
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) answering aloud in class (c) asking the way aloud (d) a text message
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a diagram of a plant (c) talking on the phone (d) a speech in assembly
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a thumbs-up (c) a speech in assembly (d) a notice on the board
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) chatting with a friend (c) crossing your arms (d) a traffic light
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a wave goodbye (c) a birthday card message (d) a bar chart
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 34.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a frown” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) an email (b) answering aloud in class (c) a bar chart (d) a wave goodbye
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) answering aloud in class (d) a notice on the board
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) nodding your head (c) a thumbs-up (d) talking on the phone
- 40.True or false: “crossing your arms” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- non-verbal
- a thumbs-up
- a bar chart
- crossing your arms
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- verbal communication
- visual
- stop
- answering aloud in class
- False
- an email
- non-verbal
- numbers are easy to see
- visual
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- False
- False
- a text message
- written
- a traffic light
- visual
- telling a story aloud
- a text message
- a diagram of a plant
- a speech in assembly
- chatting with a friend
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a wave goodbye
- non-verbal
- False
- False
- True
- an email
- a notice on the board
- talking on the phone
- False
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